An Ode to the Hoody Analysis
An Ode to the Hoody is a very opinionated article that has
an informal register. I can tell this because very early on there are many
colloquialisms very early on such as the dynamic word "shagging" and adjective "Buggers" you can
instantly tell this is an informal text with the words used. You can also tell
the audience is the youth of today with the types of colloquialisms used. It is
a written article and its purpose is to argue and inform. For example it uses a
rhetorical question in a bold font to make it stand out. "Brits can
SURVIVE the Blitz but find the HOODS intimidating?" This gives the reader
provoking thoughts as maybe it’s something they have never thought of before. Finally, the subject is Hoodies and youth
culture. However, in terms of grammar it uses a couple of sentence
types ranging from simple to complex. When these sentence types are used, they
demonstrate different functions such as “You’ve woken up” This shows a
statement where as imperatives and interrogatives were used throughout this piece or writing.
The writer used many types of words for effects such as verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs ect. For example, "Brits can Survive the Blitz but find hoods intimidating?" this is a perfect example of how words are used for effects. It also uses idiomatic expressions such as "mouth drier than a nuns chuff". idiomatic expressions are a natural part of everyday colloquial language. This gives the article quite a comical outlook which can be deemed as informal and easily identifiable as very informal with the singular noun "chuff". This text gives us quite a few things when looking at phonology, For example , mid way though the first paragraph we are reminded that the grey clouds are "rumbling". this gives the reader a feel for the setting that they are reading about as the writer uses personal pronouns to make the text feel like its directed at yourself. The writer also uses the verb "drumming" to describe the rain on the windows which is a noun.
Because this is an article that is aimed at youths, of course there is going to be pictures and abnormal font within this article. The title of the article is in a font that will attract the attention of anyone because it is subsequently larger than the rest of the font and is positioned in the top left hand corner which is where any normal person would read from. The photo is focused on what looks to be a male wearing a hood with a cross through the face, this suggests that the writer believes that hoody wearers should not be conceptualised as a teenager that is the reason for rife crime in their local area. As far as juxtaposition I was unable to spot anything surrounding this.
